Measure a color with an instrument
With a measurement instrument (such as the EFI spectrophotometer) that can measure a single color sample, you can measure a color and display the point in the modeling area.
Before you measure a color, you calibrate the instrument and then measure the color. When you measure a color, the Lab values appear in the lower right corner of the window and the measured point appears in the modeling area.
- To calibrate the measurement instrument, click .
- Place the instrument on the color you want to measure, and press the button on the instrument.
- To measure another color, place the instrument on the new color, and press the button on the instrument.
- To remove a measured point from the modeling area, select .